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YOUNG  CHURCHMAN 

AND 

HIS  CHURCH 


BY 

Irvin  a.  Engle,  Ph.D. 


David  Said,  "I   have   set 
my  affection  on  the  hou^e 
of  my  Qod."     ^      "^  '    'K?  - :  »   ', ; 
— 1st  Chrof.  29:3. 


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DEDICATION 

Tlxese  pages  are  dedicated  to 
the  two  boys  of  the  parsonage 
whose  appreciation  of  "Daddy's" 
sermons  and  Junior  talks  is  a 
continual  inspiration  to  produce 
something  they  and  others  like  ^ 
them  will  understand.  j  ^j  ()  "-' 


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PREFACE 

This  little  book  is  written  as  an  out- 
growth of  a  course  given  by  the  writer  at 
the  Spanish  American  Institute,  and 
later  used  in  his  own  church,  and  is 
printed  at  the  solicitation  of  many  friends 
who  have  desired  to  use  the  method  in 
their  church. 

It  is  not  the  purpose  of  the  writer  to 
present  a  history  of  the  Christian  Church 
as  there  are  already  many  splendid  works 
on  that  subject  and  it  is  only  necessary  in 
the  development  of  this  course  of  study 
to  briefly  refer  to  incidents  and  persons 
with  the  understanding  that  additional 
information  be  ascertained  from  other 
sources  before  any  leader  attempts  class 
room  work.  The  leader  will  see  that  this 
is  only  an  outline  and  remember  that  he 
is  expected  to  use  originality  in  the  pres- 
entation to  the  class. 

Irvin  a.  Engle. 


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The  YOUNG  CHURCHMAN 
AND  HIS  CHURCH 

Cbaptkr  I 

THE  ORIGIN  OF  THE  CHURCH* 

In  the  Greek  there  is  a  word  "Ecclesia" 
which  in  its  Christian  appHcation  is  usually 
translated  "church,"  though  this  word  is  used 
in  a  purely  civil  sense  to  designate  a  gather- 
ing of  citizens  in  a  self-governed  city,  as  noted 
in  Acts  19 :39,  "But  if  ye  seek  anything  about 
other  matters  it  shall  be  settled  in  the  regular 
assembly"  (Ecclesia).  The  word  was  adapted, 
however,  in  the  Septuagint  to  translate  a  He- 
brew word  "Qahal,"  signifying  the  nation  of 
Israel  assembling  before  God,  hence  its  re- 
ligious aspect. 

The  term  "Ecclesia"  in  the  religious  sense 

is  practically  equivalent  to   "synagogue,"  the 

Jewish  name  for  the  meeting  to  worship  God 

after    the    Babylonian    exile.     Paul    uses    the 

word    "Ecclesia"    often    in    his    writings    but 

probably  the   first   chronological   use   is    in    I 

Thes.  1:1,  "Paul,  and  Sylvanus,  and  Timothy 

unto  the   church   of   the   Thessalonians."     In 

reference  to  Biblical  order  we  find  the  word 

"church"  first  referring  to  the  Christians  as  a 

body  of  believers.  Acts  5:11,  "And  great  fear 

came  upon  the  whole  church." 

*NoTE :  The  leader  will  adapt  the  introduction  to 
this  stud)'  to  the  age  of  the  pupil,  but  by  no  means 
should  he  leave  out  this  bit  of  foundation. 


6  The  Young  Churchman 

That  the  church  has  ever  been  noted  as  a 
brotherhood  of  behevers  is  seen  from  Acts 
1 :15,  ''And  in  these  days  Peter  stood  in  the 
midst  of  the  brethren."  Here  is  an  organized 
fraternity,  not  a  mere  promiscuous  gathering 
and  may  it  be  said  that  this  idea  of  a  church 
based  on  love  should  be  established  early  in  a 
youth's  conception  of  God's  church.  It  ap- 
pears that  the  Christians  adopted  the  name 
''church"  early  in  their  organization  to  dis- 
tinguish them  from  the  gatherings  of  the  Jews 
in  the  synagogue.  In  fact,  the  followers  of 
Jesus  Christ  were  a  Christian  synagogue,  but 
with  this  difference  that  the  Christian  church 
had  a  God-given  inspiration  and  a  personal 
consecration,  the  like  of  which  had  long  ago 
died  out  among  the  Israelites. 

As  Christianity  spread,  the  local  ecclesia 
was  designated  as  "The  church  in  Jerusalem" 
(Acts  8:1,  etc.),  while  the  term  "church"  took 
on  a  collective  meaning  of  the  whole  organi- 
zation as  the  unit  through  which  Divine  favor 
was  to  be  given  to  those  who  should  repent 
and  be  baptized. 

From  the  reading  of  the  New  Testament 
it  is  evident  that  Jesus  planned  a  church  in 
which  a  new  order  of  things  was  to  take  place, 
for  instance,  He  says  to  Peter :  "Upon  this 
rock  I  will  build  my  church"  (Matt.  16:18). 
His  principles  were  spiritual,  not  material,  nor 
can  the  address  to  Peter  be  construed  as  ma- 
terial for  in  John  6:53  ("Except  ye  eat  the 
flesh  of  the  Son  of  man  and  drink  His  blood 


and  His  Church  7 

ye  have  not  life  in  yourselves"),  it  is  seen  that 
Christian  experience  is  based  on  receiving  Him 
in  faith.  Again,  "Every  one  therefore  who 
shall  confess  me  before  men  him  will  I  also 
confess  before  my  Father  who  is  in  heaven" 
OMatt.  10:32).  This  has  no  reference  to 
church  membership,  yet  one  must  not  lose 
sight  of  the  central  element  of  the  fellowship 
among  men  in  the  church  organization,  nor 
that  the  church  is  the  channel  through  which 
God  has  poured  out  His  grace  unto  all  who 
call  upon  His  name. 

While  nowhere  in  the  New  Testament  is 
church  membership  an  obligation  by  command- 
ment, yet  by  the  example  of  the  early  Christ- 
ians and  the  inspiration  if  the  Holy  Spirit  it 
is  evident  that  the  church  was  intended  by  God 
to  be  the  united  forces  of  Christianity. 

"And  the  Lord  added  to  them  daily  those 
that  were  saved"  (Acts  2:47).  To  say  the 
least,  this  should  offer  an  opportunity  to  every 
believer  to  enter  into  God's  only  brotherhood. 
\\'hen  God  saw  that  the  old  temple  worshi]) 
under  the  order  of  the  priesthood  had  ceased 
to  honor  Him  or  to  build  up  strong  spiritual 
lives,  and  when  He  thought  that  this  system 
was  not  adaptable  to  the  extension  of  His  King- 
dom under  the  new  dispensation,  He  directed 
His  Son  in  laying  the  foundations  of  a  new 
order  and  organization  of  which  all  may  be- 
come members.  This  newly  organized  church 
is  later  represented  as  the  bride  of  Christ,  and 
therefore  greatly  loved  by  Him  { Eph.  5:25). 
It  is  also  represented  as  His  body,  and  there- 


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fore  it  ought  to  be  honored  and  greatly  loved 
by  us  (Eph.  1 :22-23).  Agam,  it  is  called  the 
Shrine  of  God  which  is  holy,  and  therefore  it 
should  be  cherished  as  a  means  of  communion 
with  our  Heavenly  Father  (1  Cor.  3:16,  17). 

If  the  church  is  thus  a  channel  through 
which  God  ministers  to  the  souls  of  His  fol- 
lowers, it  is  necessary  that  the  invisible  in 
some  way  be  made  visible  and  organic.  x\t 
first  the  followers  met  and  the  church  was 
organized  in  the  homes  of  the  principal 
workers  but  with  the  growth  of  the  "body  of 
Christ"  there  was  a  demand  for  a  meeting 
place.  Consequently,  the  meeting  place  took 
the  name  of  the  organization  and  the  material 
as  well  as  the  spiritual  church  has  resulted. 
It  is  with  this  material  church  that  the  m- 
visible  church,  which  has  for  its  outward  mani- 
festations the  Denominational  Organizations, 
will  be  illustrated.  The  relationship  may  be 
clearly  shown  the  young  churchman  by  the 
following  illustration : 

In  Southern  Idaho  a  few  years  ago  a  large 
company  planned  to  irrigate  an  immense  tract 
of  land.  To  do  this,  it  went  up  the  Snake 
River  for  fifty  miles  or  more  and  began  the 
construction  of  a  large  flume  to  carry  water 
to  its  project.  This  flume  was  built  of  thick 
staves  held  together  by  bands  of  iron  and  was 
so  large  that  a  short  man  could  almost  stand 
upright  in  it.  It  was  built  over  hills,  across 
deep  gullies,  and  over  or  under  roads,  and  the 
company  even  built  a  steel  bridge  across  the 
Snake  River  at  its  own  expense  to  carry  the 


and  His  Church  9 

flume  to  its  land.  It  was  the  talk  of  the  whole 
country  ^nd  became  the  Mecca  for  many 
curious  travelers.  After  many  months  the 
flume  was  constructed  to  the  land  on  which 
the  water  of  life  was  to  be  emptied.  The 
flume  represents  the  organic  church  while  the 
water  flowing  through  it  to  the  arid  land  repre- 
sents the  grace  of  God  to  a  sinful  people  and 
the  growing  grain  represents  the  invisible 
church,  or  the  result  of  an  institution  coupled 
with  God's  agencies. 


10        •  The  Young  Churchman 


Chapter  II 

THE   BEGINNING   OF   THE   MODERN 

CHURCH 

The  church  to  be  studied  and  built  began 
its  history  as  a  world  institution  on  the  day  of 
Pentecost,  in  the  late  spring  A.  D.  30,  just  fifty 
days  after  the  resurrection  of  our  Lord.  In 
building  the  church  in  the  hearts  and  minds  of 
the  young  people,  names,  places,  and  facts  will 
become  easily  imbedded  if  they  are  visualized 
in  stones,  windows,  and  boards.  The  material 
used  in  building  the  church,  shown  on  the 
frontispiece  was  cardboard.  Though  the  boys, 
especially,  will  enjoy  using  the  same  pattern 
in  making  a  church  out  of  thin  boards,  or  wall 
board,  in  the  manual  training  room  at  school. 
Much  originality  can  be  used  in  choosing  ma- 
terial, names,  and  patterns  in  window  design- 
ing. 

Cost 

Upon  contemplating  a  building  the  cost  is 
first  considered  just  as  the  Father  in  heaven 
did  when  He  saw  that  the  old  Jewish  "flume" 
was  leaky  and  was  no  longer  carrying  His 
Divine  Grace  to  the  needy  world  without  an 
enormous  loss.  He  knew  what  it  would  cost 
to  mould  a  new  dispensation*  but  He  was  will- 
ing to  pay  the  price  (John  3  :16). 

^Explain   meaning  of  "dispensation"    for   it  is   an 
important  word   in  ecclesiastical   matters. 


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Architect 

He  then  engaged  the  builder  who  planned 
the  building  just  like  every  boy  and  girl  should 
do  in  beginning  their  life.  "Remember  now 
thy  creator  in  the  days  of  thy  youth."  While 
God  took  the  role  of  architect  in  founding  the 
new  church  and  Jesus  that  of  builder,  it  is  in- 
teresting to  note  throughout  Jesus'  ministry 
how  often  he  consulted  the  architect,  just  as 
young  people  must  do  in  this  building. 


Material 

Every  stone  that  Jesus  used  in  the  founda- 
tion was  picked  from  the  sea  shore  or  out  of 
the  common  material  of  His  day.  Very  severe 
tests  were  put  on  every  piece  before  He  al- 
lowed it  to  bcome  a  part  of  His  church  which 
practice  He  has  been  keeping  up  through  the 
years  which  have  gone  since  the  Acts  of  the 
Apostles  was  closed  as  a  book  of  the  Bible. 

Going  on  this  premise  it  will  be  unwise  for 
any  scholar  to  build  anything  in  his  church 
with  which  he  has  not  first  become  familiar. 
Therefore,  wherever  a  verse  of  scripture  is 
used  it  should  be  memorized  or  wherever  pas- 
sages are  used  in  portraying  a  character  the 
pupil  should  write  them  out  in  a  permanent 
note  book  for  future  references.  When  the 
study  leads  to  characters  outside  the  Bible  a 
full  outline  should  be  made  of  each  man's 
life  before  he  can  be  given  a  place  in  the  build- 
mg.- 


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*NoTE :  The  leader  may  use  his  own  discretion 
as  to  the  amount  of  memory  work  to  be  done, 
though  the  whole  purpose  will  have  failed  at  the 
end  if  the  pupil  does  not  have  available  material 
in  his  note  book,  either  in  full  or  in  outline,  for 
every  timber  used  in  his  church.  Experience  has 
shown  that  those  who  are  too  young  to  make  good 
use  of  the  note  book  are  not  able  to  grasp  the  mean- 
ing of  these  studies  and  they  should  be  discouraged 
in  merely  wanting  to  do  the  building  part  of  the 
work  which  would  take  away  the  interest  at  a 
future  time  when  they  could  do  all  the  work. 


and  His  Church  13 

Chapter  III 

THE  BEGINNING  OF  THE  STRUCTURE 

After  the  cost  has  been  considered,  the  plans 
made,  and  the  material  selected,  the  foundation 
is  laid.  The  world  has  known  men  who 
planned  great  structures  which  became  so 
much  a  part  of  their  lives  that  eventually  they 
sacrificed  their  lives  in  the  very  foundations 
of  the  gigantic  enterprise.  (Abraham  Lincoln 
and  structure  of  human  freedom,  the  leader 
may  enlarge  on  the  thought  before  the  class.) 
This  is  the  very  thing  our  Savior  did  as  He 
planned  the  church  of  the  Kingdom  when  He 
became  the  chief  corner  stone  as  it  was  writ- 
ten in  Isa.  28:16,  Psa.  118:22,  I  Cor.  3:11, 
and  Eph.  2:19,  20. 


Corner   Stone 


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As  the  corner  stone  laying  is  usually  the 
occasion  of  quite  an  elaborate  aflfair  it  will  be 
well  to  emphasize  the  outstanding  character- 
istics of  Jesus  at  this  point  (Acts  4:12,  etc.). 
It  may  also  be  shown  how  Jesus  should  be  the 
chief  corner  stone  of  every  life  for  each  one 
is  the  temple  of  the  Holy  Spirit. 

*NoTE :  Take  your  class  to  look  at  the  corner 
stone  of  your  church  and  get  it  to  see  how  many 
inscribed  corner  stones  each  member  can  find  dur- 
ing the  week.  By  asking  all  to  enter  the  game  and 
to  bring  a  report  on  the  corner  stones  and  the  enter- 
prises which  are  related  to  the  corner  stone,  lively 
interest  v/ill  be  created  and  kept  up  for  several 
weeks. 


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Foundation 

(See  note  at  end  of  chapter) 
Having  learned  about  the  corner  stone,  the 
pupil  is  ready  to  finish  the  wall  of  the  founda- 
tion in  which  will  be  placed  the  apostles  and 
Bible  characters  used  by  God  in  establishing 
His  church.  Detailed  study  of  the  three 
greatest  builders  of  the  New  Testament  church 
should  follow.  Peter,  James  and  Paul  were 
the  outstanding  men  throughout  this  period 
(John  1  :40,  Matt.  4:21,  Acts  9:1-30).  Though 
no  foundation  would  be  complete  if  it  were 
not  for  the  pieces  of  smaller  rocks  used  to 
make  the  whole  strong,  so  all  of  the  apostles 
must  be  included  omitting,  of  course,  Judas 
Iscariot  (Luke  6:14-16). 

The  new  apostles :  Matthias  and  Barnabas 
should  be  added  here.  (Acts  4:36,  37,  9:27. 
1 1 :22-27. ) 

Then  the  following  should  be  carefully 
studied:  Stephen  (Acts  6:5-8,  Acts  7:1-60, 
Rom.  16:1).  Philip  (this  Philip  is  the 
evangelist — not  one  of  the  twelve)  (Acts  6:5- 
8:5,  6-21:8).  Timothy  (Acts  16:1,2,  1  Cor. 
4:17,  16:10,  11).  Eunice  (11  Tim.  1:5,3:15). 
Mary  (Acts  1:14).  Dorcas  (Acts  9:36-42). 
Martha  (Luke  10:38,  John  12:2).  Lois  (II 
Tim.  1:5).  John  the  Baptist  (Luke  1:17, 
John  1:6-8,  Matt.  3:4,  11:11). 

The  leader  may  add  other  men  and  women 
whom  he  believes  worthy  of  special  recog- 
nition. Where  only  one  reference  is  given  in 
the   above   list  the   whole   history   of   the'  in- 


and  His  Church  15 

dividual  may  be  learned  by  the  proper  use  of 
the  references  given  in  the  margin  of  any 
reference  Bible. 

*NoTE :  When  the  study  is  completed  on  this 
chapter  the  leader  can  take  the  foundation  strip  of 
a  cut-out  church  and  make  the  stone  wall  as  shown 
in  the  picture  given  in  this  book  or  better  still  finish 
the  church  building.  Then  after  showing  it  to  the 
class  he  may  have  each  member  make  foundations 
at  home  and  on  the  class  room  black  board  until 
they  are  able  to  make  a  pleasing  design.  xA.fter  this 
each  may  be  given  a  foundation  strip  on  which  they 
will  put  their  best  efforts  in  making  the  stones  and 
inscribing  the  names.  When  each  piece  of  work  is 
done  the  leader  should  collect  materials  and  keep 
them  for  final  assembling  at  the  close  of  the  study. 


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Chapter  IV 

THE  WINDOWS 

Since  the  windows  are  made  elsewhere  than 
at  the  site  of  the  new  building  it  is  the  best 
policy  to  get  them  ready  before  the  walls  are 
made,  though  the  purpose  of  making  the 
windows  first  in  this  study  is  that  the  story 
of  characters  may  be  continued  without  sand- 
wiching in  the  doctrines  of  the  church  which 
will  be  the  walls,  or  the  government  of  the 
church  which  will  be  the  roof,  though  other- 
wise both  would  properly  come  before  the 
windows. 

As  the  windows  are  planned  in  memory  of 
those  through  whose  lives  the  light  of  the 
Gospel  has  gone,  after  studying  the  following 
suggested  ones,  denominational  leaders  of  note 
can  be  used  as  desired. 

When  the  writer  first  used  this  plan  a  beau- 
tiful young  woman,  greatly  beloved  by  all  who 
knew  her,  was  serving  as  a  missionary  in 
South  America,  and  when  he  asked  whom 
should  be  honored  in  the  memorial  windows, 
immediately  hands  went  up  and  a  half  dozen 
voices  cried:  ''Marie  McMillan." 

Though  Miss  McMillan  labored  in  the  mis- 
sion field  only  four  years  before  she  was  taken 
to  her  home  above,  her  work  will  forever  glow 
in  the  minds  of  those  in  the  home  church  and 
even  Luther's  greatness  is  dimmed  by  the 
nearness  and  brightness  of  the  influence  of  one 


and  His  Church  17 

who  served  and  was  loved  as  everyone  loved 
Miss  McMillan. 

Jesus  said:  "I  am  the  light  of  the  world,'' 
yet  at  another  time  he  said :  "Ye  are  the  light 
of  the  world."  Again,  "Go  ye  into  all  the 
world  and  preach  the  Gospel."  Therefore,  it 
is  evident  He  expected  His  followers  to  be  the 
lamps  in  whom  His  Spirit  might  forever  shine, 
or  the  windows  through  which  His  light  might 
go  to  the  darkest  parts  of  the  world. 

The  early  church  was  perfect  in  almost 
every  aspect  as  evidenced  by  its  strong  faith, 
its  ringing  testimony,  its  pure  character,  and 
its  abundant  love  but  it  had  a  great  defect  in 
that  it  lacked  missionary  zeal.  It  was  as  a 
beautiful  building  without  windows.  There  was 
plenty  of  light  within  but  the  joy  of  the  new 
experiences  had  eaten  up  the  thought  of  the 
extension  of  the  Kingdom  beyond  the  Jewish 
people  themselves.  It  required  the  ax  of  the 
persecutor  to  cut  windows  in  the  church  so 
that  the  light  might  shine  into  the  uttermost 
parts  of  the  world. 

Though  Stephen  was  used  in  the  foundation 
he  becomes  the  first  light  through  whom  the 
Gospel  was  offered  to  the  Gentiles  as  shown  in 
the  accusation  against  him  (Acts  7:1-53). 

Philip,  another  of  the  seven  laymen,  estab- 
lished the  first  church  outside  of  Judaism  at 
Samaria,  and  consequently  should  be  remem- 
bered as  a  window  for  light. 

Simon  (Mark  6:3),  the  younger  brother  of 
our  Savior  and  successor  to  James  as  the  head 
of  the  lerusalem  church,  had  a  broader  view 


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of  the  Kingdom  of  God  and  its  work  than  most 
of  the  Jewish  Christians  and  was  sympathetic 
to  those  who  beHeved  Jesus  meant  what  He 
said  when  He  proclaimed  salvation  to  "all 
people."  This  hero  of  the  faith  was  crucified 
in  107  A.  D. 

Ignatius  was  torn  to  pieces  by  the  wild 
beasts  in  the  Roman  Amphitheatre  in  110 
A.  D. 

Polycarp,  in  155  A.  D.,  was  burned  at  the 
stake  rather  than  to  curse  Jesus. 

Justin  Martyr,  an  extremely  large  reflector 
in  the  early  church  was  killed  in  166  A.  D., 
and  because  of  his  outstanding  influence,  a 
memorial  window  should  be  dedicated  to  his 
memory  with  a  study  of  his  life  and  person- 
ality. 

Origen,  living  at  the  period  of  the  Alex- 
andrian School  (185-254),  is  another  whose 
greatness  in  influence  as  a  thinker  and  writer 
is  worthy  of  sacred  memory. 

Following  the  persecution  of  the  first  and 
third  century  Christians  and  the  abdication  of 
Emperor  Diocletian,  a  notable  change  took 
place  through  Constantine,  one  of  the  con- 
tenders for  the  throne  and  friend  of  the  Chris- 
tians. Although  not  a  professed  follower  of 
Christ,  he  claimed  he  saw  during  a  great  bat- 
tle the  sign  of  the  cross  in  the  sky  on  which 
were  the  Latin  words  ''Hoc  Signo  Vinces" 
(''By  this  sign  conquer").  He  did  conquer 
and  with  the  spirit  of  conviction  burning  in 
his  soul  he  made  an  edict  in  313  A.  D.  which 
legalized    the    Christian    religion.     If    for    no 


and  His  Church  19 

other  reason  his  name  should  be  firmly  fixed 
in  the  vocabulary  of  the  young  churchman  for 
not  again  during  the  time  of  the  Roman  Em- 
pire were  the  Christians  persecuted  in  their 
endeavor  to  worship  God  in  the  new  faith. 

During  the  period  which  followed  Constan- 
tine's  edict  and  the  enthronement  of  Christi- 
anity ten  years  later,  much  trouble  was  cre- 
ated within  the  church,  and  many  lost  the  true 
spirit  of  worship  and  service,  though  as  is 
usually  the  case  some  noble  characters  were 
developed. 

John  Chrysostom,  the  orator,  was  the  great- 
est preacher  of  this  time,  while  Jerome  was 
the  most  learned. 

Augustine,  whose  exposition  in  theology  and 
whose  fearless  preaching  were  excelled  only 
by  the  Apostle  Paul  up  to  this  time,  and  who 
so  greatly  helped  to  stabilize  the  church  dur- 
ing this  period  of  unrest,  was  another  of  these 
outstanding  personalities  whose  life  came  out 
of  the  mould  of  religious  doubtings  and  care- 
lessness. 

In  the  next  period  of  church  history,  which 
runs  from  the  fall  of  Rome  476  to  the  fall  of 
Constantinople  in  1453,  there  were  many  great 
windows  through  which  the  light  of  Jesus  was 
transmitted  to  the  heathen  world.  Of  these  it 
will  be  well  to  study  the  following : 

Gregory  the  Great  (590  A.  D.),  who  sent 
missionaries  to  England  and  to  every  part  of 
the  church  which  had  again  become  so  worldly 
because  of  an  indifferent  clergy. 


20  The  Young  Churchman 

John  Wycliffe  (1324)  was  the  real  fore- 
runner of  the  Reformation  which  seemed  to  be 
born  of  God  to  counteract  the  papal  power 
and  formal  worship.  While  ^^'ycliffe  was  an 
ardent  reformer  he  deserves  larger  recogni- 
tion because  he  gave  to  the  world  the  first 
English  translation  of  the  New  Testament. 
It  will  be  well  to  study  about  him  and  his 
translation  of  the  Bible. 

Following  in  the  trail  of  Wycliffe  was  John 
Huss  of  Bohemia,  and  Savonarola  of  Italy, 
both  notable  transmitters  of  the  pure  light  of 
the  Gospel. 

However,  the  work  of  these  men  was  onl}- 
of  a  limited  scope  and  was  held  down  to  a 
single  district  or  country,  but  when  Martin 
Luther,  the  greatest  of  all  reformers,  nailed 
his  ninety-five  statements  to  the  old  door  in 
V/ittenberg  Cathedral  a  great  light  began  to 
.shine  that  grew  larger  and  more  brilliant  until 
the  Light  of  Jesus  was  not  restricted  by  any 
kind  of  ecclesiastical  drapery  throughout  the 
whole  world.  (A  whole  lesson  could  be 
profitably  spent  on  the  study  of  this  fearless, 
truth-loving  son  of  light.) 

While  Luther  was  busily  engaged  in  Ger- 
many, Zwingli  began  a  similar  though  smaller 
reformation  in  Switzerland. 

He  was  followed  in  this  work  by  John  Cal- 
vin, the  matchless  theologian  of  his  'time. 
Calvin  wrote  very  extensively,  thoughtfully, 
and  convincingly  and  no  doubt  did  much  to 
mould  the  thinking  life  of  the  church  so  long 
throttled  by  a  decadent  papacy. 


and  His  Church  21 

The  next  follower  of  Wycliflfe  in  the  Eng- 
lish reformation  was  another  scholar,  John 
Tyndale,  who  also  translated  the  New  Testa- 
ment into  English  and  who  had  his  works 
printed  for  the  common  people.  Though  Wy- 
cliffe  was  the  pioneer  in  this  work,  Tyndale, 
by  the  use  of  the  printing  press,  was  able  to 
reach  a  vastly  greater  number  of  people  and 
consequently  claims  fuller  recognition  at  the 
builder's  hands. 

John  Knox  of  Scotland  was  to  that  land 
what  Luther  was  to  Germany  or  Tyndale  to 
England.  While  he  strengthened  the  faith  in 
Scotland  and  opened  the  way  for  the  Presby- 
terian church  there  as  a  result  of  his  associ- 
ations with  John  Calvin,  he  does  not  rank  with 
the  others  studied  in  this  period.  Yet  his  cry 
"Give  me  Scotland  or  I  die"  has  been  a  battle 
cry  phrase  for  many  similar  movements  else- 
where. 

Mejthodism 

Inasmuch  as  the  purpose  of  this  little  book 
is  to  instruct  young  Methodists  and  since  the 
time  has  come  to  study  the  founders  of 
Methodism  other  parts  of  church  history  which 
deal  with  the  rise  of  various  other  denomina- 
tional bodies  will  not  be  followed  out.  How- 
ever, should  leaders  in  other  denominations 
desire  to  use  this  form  of  study,  from  this 
period  on,  they  can  construct  their  own  outline 
and  build  upon  their  own  doctrinal  teaching. 
The  leader  should  not  for  a  moment  lead  any- 


22  The  Young  Churchman 

one  to  infer  that  those  who  are  now  con- 
sidered are  the  only  great  church  hghtgivers 
beyond  the  period  just  closed,  for  the  ones  now 
to  be  studied,  while  great,  had  great  con- 
temporaries. 

Methodism  is  antedated  on  the  English  side 
of  the  church  by  four  great  protestant  de- 
nominations, the  Presbyterian,  the  Congre- 
gational, the  Baptist,  and  the  Episcopalian. 
The  spirit  of  Luther  has  never  ceased  to  shine, 
but  many  times  formalism  killed  the  zeal  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord  as  it  did  in  England 
within  the  Established  church  in  the  early  part 
of  the  eighteenth  century.  Nevertheless,  God 
is  not  unmindful  of  these  facts  of  decline  and 
thus  far  He  has  raised  up  one  of  His  servants 
to  the  ranks  of  wholesome  leadership  when- 
ever it  became  necessary  to  purify  or  extend 
His  church.  Nor  did  He  fail  this  time,  for 
there  were  born  in  a  humble  minister's  home 
two  boys  whose  careers  were  destined  to  mean 
tlie  establishment  of  that  household  of  God, 
called  "Methodists." 

John  Wesley,  whose  life  and  doings  should 
be  familiar  to  every  child  before  he  is  per- 
mitted to  enter  upon  the  erection  of  his  church, 
was  the  outstanding  character  of  his  day 
and  the  father  of  Methodism.  His  brother. 
Charles,  the  song  writer,  and  Whitefield,  the 
orator,  are  also  noted  for  their  great  influence 
during  this  period  of  wholesome  evangelism. 
While  it  will  not  be  possible  to  make  a  me- 
morial window  in  each  church  for  all  worth}- 
church  leaders,  this  study  would  not  be  com- 


and  His  Church  23 

plete  if  most  of  them  were  not  mentionea. 
Even  though  the  pupil  does  not  put  the  name 
on  his  church  window  he  will  have  become 
familiar  with  it  and  the  next  time  he  sees  the 
name  he  will  recognize  it  as  that  of  one  of  the 
great  religious  leaders  and  will  be  interested 
to  know  more  fully  about  the  men  whom  God 
had  honored  by  blessing  his  efforts. 

John  Wesley  did  not  expect  to  organize  a 
new  church  but  his  preaching  was  so  evangel- 
istic that  he  was  put  out  of  the  church  of  Eng- 
land and  in  order  to  care  for  the  increasing 
number  of  his  followers  he  was  forced  to 
organize  them  into  societies  or  classes  which 
finally  grew  so  fast  that  he  is  found  today  to 
be  the  greatest  single  leader  of  like  minded 
worshipers  of  Christ. 

In  America  the  Methodist  church  received 
its  beginning  at  the  hands  of  Robert  Straw- 
bridge  and  Philip  Embury.  The  latter  in  1768 
built  the  first  Methodist  church  on  this  conti- 
nent, where  there  still  stands  in  New  York 
the  John  Street  Methodist  Church.  However, 
some  contend  that  Strawbridge  led  in  build- 
ing a  church  at  Sam's  Creek,  Maryland  in 
1764. 

Thomas  Coke  and  Francis  Asbury  were  the 
greatest  leaders  of  the  early  Methodist  church 
in  America.  The  latter  became  the  first 
Bishop,  although  Wesley  ordained  Coke  as 
■''Superintendent  in  America"  before  he  left 
England  for  his  new  charge.  Together  these 
two  men  directed  the  affairs  of  the  new 
church.     A  detailed  study  of  Bishop  Asbury 


24  The  Young  Churchman 

should  be  carried  out  by  the  help  of  any  good 
history  of  Methodism.  Such  men  as  Captain 
Webb,  Freeborn  Garretson,  Jesse  Lee,  Thos. 
Fletcher,  Bishop  McKendree,  and  Peter  Cart- 
wright  merit  a  brief  study  in  the  class. 

John  Stewart,  a  negro,  was  the  first  mis- 
sionary to  the  American  Indians.  It  was  in 
his  memory  that  the  great  Methodist  Cen- 
tenary was  staged  in  1919. 

''Father"  Taylor,  later  made  a  bishop,  is  a 
most  interesting  character  to  study  in  con- 
nection with  missions.  His  career  included 
city  missions,,  foreign  missions  and  frontier 
preaching. 

Jason  Lee,  who  with  Marcus  Whitman  was 
the  savior  of  the  North  West,  cannot  well  be 
left  out  of  the  study  of  church  growth  when 
the  scope  and  permanent  value  to  the  church 
through  life  service  is  considered. 

Of  the  more  recently  renowed  bearers  of  the 
Gospel  light  study  may  be  given  to  Bishops 
Thoburn,  Warne,  Hartzell  and  Bashford,  to 
Isabella  Thoburn,  and  many  others  whom  the 
leader  may  select.  For  general  missionary  in- 
spiration Judson,  Cox,  Livingston,  Mackay, 
and  others  may  be  included. 

Whatever  is  done  it  is  not  wise  to  hurry 
over  the  study  of  the  great  leaders,  though  on 
some  studies  where  a  whole  lesson  is  not  to  be 
devoted  to  a  single  life,  assignments  may  be 
made  for  reports  on  several  lives  at  the  next 
meeting.* 

*NoTE :  A  visit  to  nearby  churches  to  study 
window  designs,  help  froin  a  friendly  architect,  or 


and  His  Church  25 

Having  completed  the  study  on  the  window 
making,  it  will  add  interest  if  patterns  of  both 
the  large  and  small  windows  are  given  out  so 
that  the  builder  may  begin  to  paint  his  designs. 
Ordinary  writing  paper  does  very  well  for 
windows.  Usually  several  sets  will  be  made 
by  a  pupil  before  he  is  ready  to  lay  them  aside 
for  gluing  in  his  church.  Care  must  be  taken 
that  a  margin  is  left  around  each  window  for 
gluing  purposes.  A  good  way  is  to  make 
several  windows  on  the  same  piece  of  paper, 
for  it  will  be  found  that  they  are  more  easily 
adjusted.  In  this  case  it  will  be  necessary  to 
have  a  sample  pattern  of  the  walls  ready  that 
the  pupil  may  properly  space  the  windows. 


reference  to  works  on  architecture  in  the  library 
will  furnish  suggestions  for  individual  designs  and 
colorings.  The  leader  should  not  give  out  the  walls 
of  the  church  at  this  period  for  they  may  be  soiled. 
If  interest  lags  after  a  few  lessons  on  this  chapter 
let  the  class  begin  home  work  window  designing 
with  suggestions  during  class  work.  When  the 
finished  windows  are  made  they  should  be  collected 
by  the  leader  and  kept  for  future  use. 


26  The  Young  Churchman 

Chapter  V. 

THE  FRAMEWORK 

The  foundation  has  been  laid,  the  windows 
have  been  ordered,  and  everything  is  in  readi- 
ness to  enclose  the  building.  The  walls  pro- 
tect those  within  the  building  and  hold  the 
building  firm,  therefore  the  doctrines  have 
been  chosen  as  the  walls  of  the  church.  A 
study  of  these  may  be  had  from  all  sources  in 
any  denominational  reading  course  or  study 
book.  They  must  be  made  brief,  clear,  and 
important  in  the  student's  conception  of  his 
church.  \\'ithout  going  into  detail,  which  may 
be  explained  by  the  leader,  those  doctrines 
embraced  in  IMethodist  teaching  and  in  which 
her  people  believe  are  as  follows : 

1.  We  believe  in  one  God  whose  nature  is 
a  trinity  of  three  persons  who  are  of  like  sub- 
stance, power,  and  existence  (Matt.  28:19. 
John  1:1-4). 

2.  We  believe  in  Jesus  Christ  as  the  Di- 
vine Son  of  God  who  died  for  our  redemption 
and  arose  from  the  dead  as  the  Christian's 
hope  in  glory  (Phil.  2:6-9,  John  3:16). 

3.  We  believe  in  the  Holy  Spirit,  the  third 
person  of  the  Trinity ^  given  to  men  to  convict 
them  of  their  stns^  to  turn  them  towards  Jesus 
and  to  enlighten  them  in  the  way  of  holy  liv- 
ing.    (The  Holy  Spirit  is  promised  as  a  com- 


and  His  Church  27 

forter,  a  witness,  a  guide,  a  teacher,  and  a 
helper,  John  14:16,  6:7-11,  Acts  1:8,  etc.) 

4.  We  believe  that  the  Bible  is  the  word  of 
God,  that  it  contains  all  things  necessary  t^ 
guide  men  into  the  way  of  salvation  and  to 
teach  them  to  live  righteously  (Psa.  119:105). 

5.  We  believe  that  because  of  man's  nature 
it  is  easy  for  him  to  sin  and  that  he  cannot 
live  righteously  without  Divine  help  (Romans 
3:23,8:7-8). 

6.  We  believe  that  God  has  given  every 
man  the  power  of  will  to  receive  or  to  reject 
Jesus  as  a  personal  Savior  (John  3:16,  6:6, 
37,  Heb.  7:25). 

7.  We  believe  that  every  man  must  repent 
in  order  to  be  saved  (Matt.  4:17,  Acts  3:19, 
2:38). 

8.  We  believe  that  all  who  repent  of  their 
sins  and  seek  Jesus  as  their  Savior  receive  for- 
giveness of  sins,  are  made  new  creatures,  and 
become  children  of  God.  (Sometimes  these 
three  steps  are  called  Justification,  Regenera- 
tion, and  Adoption.)  (Rom.  4:23-25,  5:1, 
8:1,  I  John  1  :9,  John  3:3,  2  Cor.  5:17,  John 
1:12,  Rom.  8:15,  16.) 

9.  We  believe  that  all  who  become  Chris- 
tians may  know  that  their  sins  are  forgiven 
and  that  they  have  become  children  of  God 
(Gal.  4:6,  I  John  4:13). 


28  The  Young  Churchman 

10.  We  believe  that  all  should  love  God 
with  their  whole  heart  and  their  neighbor  as 
themselves.  (This  is  perfect  love  or  Santifi- 
cation,  I  Thes.  5:23,  Luke  10:27,  I  John  1:7, 
2  Tim.  2:21-35). 

11.  We  believe  that  good  works  cannot 
save  men  yet  that  they  please  God,  and  are  a 
part  of  a  Christian's  duty  (Eph.  2:8,  9,  I  Cor. 

15:58). 

12.  We  believe  that  when  a  Christian 
ceases  to  honor  God  in  holy  living  and  returns 
to  a  life  of  sin,  he  cannot  enter  the  kingdom 
of  heaven  but  that  he  can  again  repent  of  his 
sins  and  find  salvation  in  Jesus  Christ  (Matt. 
24:13,  Luke  9:62,  Rev.  2:10). 

Bishop  Mncent  has  summed  up  the  beliefs 
in  what  he  terms  ''Ten  Doctrines  of  Grace," 
though  the  beliefs  presented  here  seem  more 
clearly  to  adapt  the  doctrinal  points  coexistent 
with  Methodism.  The  references  need  not. 
for  the  junior  mind,  be  memorized,  but  it  is 
important  that  the  doctrines  be  committed  to 
memory.  Plenty  of  time  must  be  given  for 
this  part  of  the  study  or  the  full  meaning  of 
the  Doctrinal  life  of  Methodism  will  not  be 
grasped  by  the  young  churchman. "^^ 

Doctor  Andrew  Gillies  says  there  are  but 
five  fundamental  Doctrines  of  Methodism, 
namely :  "Free  Grace,"  ''J^^stification  by 
Faith,"  "The  New  Birth,"  "The  Witness  of 
the     Spirit,"     and     "Christian      Perfeciton." 


and  His  Church  29 

While  these  are  included  in  the  beliefs  here 
given  there  seem  to  be  other  facts  which  war- 
rant the  use  of  the  above  longer  list. 

*NoTE :  The  leader  should  be  able  to  answer 
questions  relative  to  the  soul's  relation  to  its  cre- 
ator for  during  this  doctrinal  training  period  young 
minds  will  crave  satisfactory  answers. 

It  is  not  wise  to  undertake  to  fold  and  glue  the 
walls  in  shape  at  this  time  though  the  leader  may 
let  the  pupils  experiment  by  drawing  walls  for  a 
church  during  this  somewhat  tiresome  study. 

As  this  is  perhaps  the  most  important  part  of  the 
study  for  membership  classes,  do  not  pass  over  this 
ground  partly  finished. 


30  The  Young  Churchman 

Chapter  VI 

THE  ROOF 

When  the  frame  work  has  been  completed 
the  roof  is  put  on  because  the  roof  is  the  part 
of  the  building  which  protects  the  whole  and 
preserves  its  life. 

The  church  polity  or  form  of  government  is 
that  which  keeps  alive  the  doctrines  peculiar 
to  any  denomination  so  that  putting  on  the 
roof  of  the  church  will  give  an  opportunity 
to  get  acquainted  with  the  mode  of  a  church's 
life  and  government.    See  note  end  of  chapter. 

Ministry 

1.  The  Methodist  ministry  is  composed 
of  Local  and  Traveling  preachers.  Local 
preachers  are  men  or  women  who  are  licensed 
to  preach  by  a  Quarterly  Conference,  but  who 
are  not  members  of  an  Annual  Conference. 
Traveling  preachers  are  members  of  a  con- 
ference either  "on  trial"  or  "in  full  con- 
nection." There  are  two  classes  of  ordained 
ministers,  deacons,  and  elders.  Often  we  hear 
the  word  "supply."  This  includes  a  host  of 
good  men  who  are  either  local  preachers  or 
retired  members  of  another  conference  doing 
work  as  a  resident  pastor  within  the  bounds 
of  an  Annual  Conference."^ 

*NoTE :  Permission  to  license  women  as  local 
preachers  was  granted  by  the  General  Conference  of 
1920  though  they  may  not  yet  become  members  of 
;.n  annual  conference. 


and  His  Church  31 

The  ministry  is  divided  in  another  way  by 
their  field  of  service.  The  pastor  has  charge 
of  a  church  or  circuit  of  churches.  The  Dis- 
trict Superintendent  presides  over  a  district 
and  supervises  the  work  of  a  given  number  of 
pastors. 

The  Bishops  are  ministers  elected  as  Gen- 
eral Superintendents  by  the  General  Confer- 
ence. They  have  supervision  of  a  given  num- 
ber of  districts  and  conferences  within  an 
Episcopal  Area. 

Then  there  are  the  Supernumerary  minis- 
ters, and  retired  ministers.  The  former  are 
temporarily  incapacitated  for  service  and  re- 
leased from  work.  The  latter  are  those  who 
are  released  from  active  service  because  of 
permanent  disability.  They  become  claimants 
on  conference  funds  for  support. 

There  are  also  ministers  under  "special"  ap- 
pointments. In  this  list  are  included  Edu- 
cators, Editors,  Publishers,  Secretaries  of 
Church  Boards,  and  those  in  outside  Christian 
work  which  is  endorsed  by  the  Annual  Con- 
ference. 

CONFKREJNCKS 

The  Quarterly  Conference  or  Local  Confer- 
ence is  the  local  governing  body.  It  is  com- 
posed of  Exhorters,  Local  Preachers,  Retired 
Preachers,  Class  Leaders,  Unit  Leaders,  Stew- 
ards, Trustees,  Sunday  School  Superintend- 
ents, Epworth  League  Presidents,  Junior 
League  Superintendents,  the  Presidents  of  the 
Women's    Missionary     Societies,    the    Ladies' 


32  The  Young  Churchman 

Aid,  and  of  Brotherhoods  or  other  regularly 
organized  general  church  societies. 

The  District  Conference,  where  organized, 
is  presided  over  by  the  District  Superintendent 
in  the  absence  of  a  Bishop.  By  its  action, 
men  and  women  are  granted  licenses  to  preach, 
and  those  eligible  are  recommended  to  be  re- 
ceived on  trial  in  the  Annual  Conference. 

The  Mission  Conference  is  similar  to  the 
Annual  Conference  except  that  its  members 
do  not  have  the  power  to  regulate  the 
ministry,  to  vote  on  constitutional  changes,  or 
to  elect  delegates  to  the  General  Conference. 

In  the  Foreign  Mission  Fields,  by  the  action 
of  the  General  Conference,  a  Central  Mission 
Conference  may  be  organized. 

The  Lay  Electoral  Conference  is  composed 
of  laymen  elected  by  a  church  after  the  order 
given  in  the  Discipline.  These  laymen,  elected 
every  four  years,  in  turn  elect  their  ratio  of 
members  to  the  General  Conference. 

The  Annual  Conference  is  made  up  of  min- 
isterial members  belonging  to  it  by  right  of 
ordination  and  election.  It  examines  the 
character  of  its  members  every  year ;  votes  in 
new  members ;  elects  to  orders  such  as  deacons 
and  elders,  those  seeking  ministerial  service ; 
expels  unfit  members ;  looks  after  all  minis- 
terial support,  local  conference  educational, 
hospital,  and  other  interests ;  elects  its  dele- 
gates to  the  General  Conference;  receives  re- 
ports from  each  pastoral  charge  or  circuit ; 
votes  on  all  constitutional  changes ;  and  such 
other  work  as  the  General  Conference  directs. 


and  His  Church  33 

A  Bishop  usually  presides  over  the  Annual 
Conference,  and  after  conferring  with  the  Dis- 
trict Superintendent,  appoints  the  members 
and  supplies  to  their  next  year's  work. 

The  General  Conference,  which  meets  every 
four  years,  is  the  governing  body  of  our 
church.  It  is  composed  of  an  equal  number 
of  laymen  and  members  of  the  Annual  Con- 
ferences. 

The  General  Conference  receives  reports 
from  all  Boards  and  Societies  formed  and 
recognized  by  it.  It  makes  all  the  laws  of  the 
church  and  when  ratified  by  the  action  of  the 
Annual  Conferences  it  may  change  the  consti- 
tution of  the  church. 

The  General  Conference  elects  the  Bishops, 
the  Publishing  Agents,  the  Book  Committee, 
Editors,  General  Secretaries,  and  such  other 
officers  as  desired  by  action  of  its  members."^ 

As  the  ministers  are  responsible  to  the  An- 
nual Conference  of  which  they  are  members^ 
so  the  Bishops  and  other  elected  general 
officers  are  responsible  to  the  General  Con- 
ference for  their  actions  and  work  during  the 
quadrennium. 

*NoTE :  It  will  be  well  for  the  leader  to  become 
familiar  with  the  whole  branch  of  ministerial  in- 
terests for  pupils  will  ask  all  manner  of  questions 
about  their  pastor's  relations  to  the  church,  both 
past  and  future.  The  leader  should  also  study  his 
discipline  and  be  thoroughly  familiar  with  the 
polity  of  his  church  before  he  attempts  to  conduct 
the  study  of  this  chapter  which  has  been  purposely 
treated  very  briefly.  There  is  no  handwork  necesr 
sary  for  this  chapter's  study  as  the  roof  will  be 
fitted  after  the  rest  of  the  church  is  completed. 


34  The  Young  Churchman 


Chapter  VII 

THE  STEPS,  DOOR,  BELL  AND 
STEEPLE 

1.  The  Steps: 

Prayer  is  the  first  step  into  the  Christian 
Hfe,  hence  the  first  step  into  the  church  Hfe 
should  be  by  sincere  prayer.  Prayer  rightly 
represents  the  steps  over  which  one  should  go 
as  he  progresses  in  soul  experience  through 
the  church  life,  therefore,  the  pupil  stands 
ready  now  to  add  the  steps  to  the  building 
through  committing  the  following  selected 
prayer  verses:  Jer.  33:3,  Matt.  26:41,  Phil. 
4:6,  Mark  11:22-24,  John  15:7.* 

2.  The  Door: 

David  said  **I  was  glad  when  they  said,  'Let 
us  go  into  the  house  of  the  Lord,' "  Psa. 
122:1.  The  door  is  the  way  to  the  "house  of 
the  Lord."  Jesus  said :  "I  am  the  door,  by 
Me  if  any  man  enter  in  he  shall  be  saved,  and 
shall  go  in  and  out  and  shall  find  pasture" 
(John  10:9).  This  is  the  door  to  salvation: 
Heaven;    the    Abundant    Life;    Happiness; 

*Norii:  After  an  elementary  study  of  prayer  the 
pupil  may  be  given  the  steps  of  his  church  to  glue 
and  fold  ready  to  set  against  his  finished  building. 
The  use  of  some  good  glue  is  preferable  as  library 
paste  is  not  strong  enough  to  be  of  the  best  service 
for  this  work.  Great  pains  will  be  needed  in  fold- 
ing and  shaping  the  steps.  Fold  correctly  each  step 
of  the  pattern  and  advise  the  pupil  to  let  the  glue 
partly  dry  before  attempting  to  make  it  stick. 


and  His  Church  35 

Love ;  Holy  Living,  and  Peace  Among  2^1  en. 
The  pupil  should  try  to  build  these  facts  in 
his  life  as  he  fits  the  door  in  the  building,  re- 
membering always  that  the  door  of  the  church 
leads  into  the  fellowship  of  the  Holy  Spirit 
and  the  children  of  God.* 


3.     The  Bell: 

It  is  to  be  regretted  that  this  generation  has 
gotten  quite  generally  past  the  day  of  the 
church  bell.  Every  time  the  church  bell  rings 
many  are  reminded  of  the  days  when  they  at- 
tended church  and  worshiped  God.  In  this 
church  at  least,  be  old  fashioned  enough  to 
put  in  a  bell  and  to  build  a  spire.  The  bell 
rings  out  as  a  warning  (Mark  8:36),  and  an 
invitation  from  God  (Isa.  1:18),  from  His 
Son  (Matt.  11:28),  and  through  the  Spirit 
(Rom.  10:13.  Rev.  22:17.  2  Cor.  6:2).-* 


*NoTE :  The  pupil  may  be  given  a  pattern  of  the 
door  so  that  he  can  try  various  ways  of  making  a 
pleasing  effect.  Some  prefer  to  make  diagonal  lines  ; 
others,  panels  for  decorating,  while  some  want  to 
inscribe  the  words  which  they  learned  in  the 
study  of  the  door.  If  the  upper  part  is  made  of 
paper  like  the  windows  light  will  show  through  when 
a  candle  is  placed  within.  The  doors  may  be  glued 
on,  either  before  or  after  the  foundation. 

**NoTE :  The  pupil  may  either  draw  pictures  of 
a  bell  for  each  window  of  the  belfry  or  as  many' 
prefer  he  may  purchase  a  small  mission  bell  which 
can  be  suspended  from  the  steeple  so  that  it  hangs 
in  full  view  from  the  outside. 


36 


4.     The  Steeple: 

The  steeple  points  to  God  who  says :  "My 
thoughts  are  not  your  thoughts,  neither  are  my 
ways  your  ways,  saith  Jehovah"  (Isa.  55:8). 
Yet  it  should  be  the  purpose  in  entering  into 
fellowship  with  Him  through  church  member- 
ship to  make  His  ways  the  way  of  every  soul. 
May  the  spire  not  only  point  each  to  the  ways 
of  God  but  to  Heaven,  the  home  of  the  re- 
deemed who  die  in  the  lord.* 

*\ote:  After  the  steeple  has  been  folded  and 
glued  the  foundation  can  be  glued  in  place;  the 
back  part  of  the  tower  can  be  put  on ;  the  steeple 
base  can  be  added ;  and  when  all  is  folded  and 
squared  by  stiffening  on  the  inside  of  the  building, 
the  roof  can  be  added  and  the  steps  fitted.  In  clos- 
ing the  study  have  a  public  demonstration  and  re- 
ward the  one  having  the  best  completed  structure. 


Note:  Cut-out  churches  bearing  on  the 
outline  of  this  book  may  be  purchased  from 
the  Spanish  American  Institute  Press,  Gar- 
dena,  California,  for  25c  each.  If  several 
sets  are  ordered  at  once  color  combinations 
will  be  made  up  so  that  the  color  of  the 
church  will  differ  from  that  of  the  roof.  etc. 
Window  and  foundation  coloring  can  then 
be  made  to  harmonize. 

Enough  cut-out  churches  should  be  ordered 
so  th'it  each  member  of  the  class  will  have 
one,  but  the  leader  should  keep  the  churches 
-nd  give  out  the  parts  only  as  directed  by 
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